1·Christmas Island is closer to Java than to mainland Australia.
圣诞岛更靠近瓜哇岛，而不是澳洲大陆。
2·1777 - Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook.
1777年的今天，又被称作“圣诞岛”的基里巴斯被詹姆斯·库克船长发现。
3·There are moves afoot to construct a memorial to the Unknown Sailor on Christmas Island.
为了纪念圣诞岛上的无名水兵，人们组织了各种活动。
4·Most of them are held at Christmas Island, an Australian territory off the north-west coast.
大部分在澳大利亚西北海岸的圣诞岛就已经被拦截了。
5·Birdwatching is popular, especially on Christmas Island where millions of birds swarm everywhere.
观鸟也非常受欢迎，尤其在圣诞岛，会有成千上万的鸟来回飞翔。
6·Mature Christmas Island red crabs probably moult only once a year, as their growth rate slows.
成年圣诞岛红蟹或许一年只蜕一次壳，因为它们生长缓慢。
7·The Christmas Island red crabs' carapace is round shouldered and encloses their lungs and gills.
圣诞岛红蟹的甲壳和圆形的肩甲包裹着它们的肺和鳃。
8·The navy patrol vessel HMAS Wollongong intercepted the boat about 12 nautical miles off Christmas Island.
澳洲皇家海军舰艇卧龙岗号在离圣诞节岛12海里处拦截了该船。
9·On Christmas Island the yellow crazy ant does something similar: it eats alive any animal it finds in its path.
圣诞岛上的黄疯蚁也会做类似的事情：它会吃掉路遇的所有活物。
10·Australian navy and customs ships have intercepted previous boats, transferring many of their occupants to Christmas Island.
澳大利亚海军、海关的船只在中途截取了早前的那些避难船只，将其转移到圣诞岛上。